Working Man
Stop the search party, I have a good excuse this time, I promise…
Heh.
Last week was kind of a mess, since I had to resign from the company I worked for and get hired by another one to keep my current job. It sounded painless, until my old company started going out of the way to remind me just how inefficient, impolite and just plain stupid they were. Luckily, the transition is well underway now, and I can’t remember a 50% pay increase being bad news, ever. And I sort of got 15 days vacation in advance, which, hopefully, I’ll be putting to good use hopping the pond somewhere along September, so mark your calendars boys and girls!
Anyways, I sort of promised a Batman review, which is already, like, so two weeks ago, it’s not even funny, so I’ll just say this: Batman Begins is two movies: one, the kind of movie Christopher Nolan understands, and directs with a sense of purpose previously unseen in the superhero genre. A movie about a man and his inner demons, except this particular man exorcises them by prancing around in a black rubber costume. The other is an inept string of set pieces, one after the other, that shows Batman reacting to things, unable to grasp just what the hell is going on in Gotham city. He can’t even figure out who’s behind the evil scheme, having it handed to him by Lucius Fox instead.
Oh yeah, spoiler alert. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, jam a toothpick through your ear and hope you hit the part of your brain with that specific piece of information.
Don’t even get me started on Katie Holmes. Not only is she completely un-hot, her character is as plain Jane as it could be. As Chase already mentioned, not even the nipple-tastic satin shirt she wears on her last scene can redeem her. Besides that, Christian Bale rocks, Gary Oldman rocks, and Liam Neeson gets to replay his Qui Gon Jinn, except he turns out to be the bad guy in the end.
Oh, spoiler alert #2. Repeat procedure for #1.
And now, completely free of charge, my War of the Worlds review.
It rocks, go watch it. Except for a “WTF?” last five minutes, and Tom Cruise’s ugly scientologist self, it’s probably the best blockbuster of 2005 so far. Until December, that is, when King Kong smashes it’s ways into our hearts.
I <3 King Kong.
Oh, and please, go watch Land of the Dead. Not only is it a good zombie movie, it’s a George Romero zombie movie. It deserves to be seen, because I say so. If you’re trying to convince somebody else of going, go ahead and tell them I said so.
Since this post is already all over the place, let’s mix it up a bit further: Did anybody watch Live 8? Did I tell you guys I got offered a ticket for just $150? I figured it wouldn’t be worth the cost of, well, flight + hotel + food + rolling around London + whatevers, so I turned it down. I think I did the right thing, though: Pink Floyd’s set? Four songs (Breathe, Money, Wish You Were Here, Comfortably Numb), no extended Numb solo? What the fuck, people? It should’ve been a complete 6-hour Pink Floyd set. But no, we have to stare at George Michaels ugly mug while dueting with Paul McCartney on Baby, you can drive my car. If that’s not a gay innuendo, I don’t know what is. Also, the Philadelphia stream on the AOL site was broken, I had to manually code a playlist file to watch, but I got to watch Dave Matthews’ set, which rocked.
Oh, and Björk? What’s up with that?
And now, some fun Live 8 statistics:
Expected audience of the Philadelphia webcast, world-wide: 12 people
People who thought Björk was cute in her butterfly dress: 7 people, 6 of them family members
Songs played by Pink Floyd: about 54 less than expected
Chances that the G8 will give a crap about Live 8: 0
Schiz Cum Snake wrote:
I was never an admirer of Mr. Spielberg’s work. His movies are often overdramatic, clichéd and obvioulsy manipulative. I’ve always had the feeling that there is something in his movies that tastes like saccharine, if you know what I mean. He’s directed a few good movies in the past though.
I’m going to see “War of the Worlds” tomorrow, it’s a movie that I’ve been wating for (I read the book) despite being directed by Spielberg and starred by a reprehensible snobish dumbfuck.
As regards of the latest TomKat scandals, well, I just say… GO TOM! The neverending stupidity of this freak is giving a lot of bad publicity to his pathetic excuse of a “church”. Good job, Tom.
Posted 04 Jul 2005 at 8:44 am ¶
alvarete wrote:
Regarding Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, can anybody say “staged”? A press conference announcing their marriage 2 hours after he allegedly proposed? Dude, WTF?
alvarete, your source for daily celeb gossip since 1999
Posted 04 Jul 2005 at 9:07 am ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
You are all over the place.
Live 8 = sucked. I was totally let down by the shortage of Pink Floyd, and the rest of the acts in general were just filling. I dont know how hard I’ll get hit for saying this, but IMO Dave Matthews sux and is just a big bunch of college hype. Kinda like Phish.
G8 is only aware the Live 8 was going on because they were hoping the protesters against globalization would ditch their signs and go and see the show. In fact, maybe the Live 8 was actually a set-up by the G8 for that very purpose. They obviously dont know how the mind of a jobless, doped up hippy works.
I said my piece about Batman so there is no use in repeating it.
I actually just saw War of the Worlds last night. Right out of the gate, my wife HATED it. She thought it was stupid. I found it entertaining, especially since I love the apocaliptic genre, but I have to say that there is was some sillyness involved. Obviously you have to keep in mind that the movie is based on a very old plot, so you cant fix a lot of the inconsistencies without completely re-writing the story.
Just because today I get the day off of work which means I can sit around the house and play C&C Zero Hour, I am in a good mood so I’ll give WOTW a passing grade of “it was alright”.
Dakota is an amazing little actress, Cruise is his usual intense self and everybody else is pretty much inconsequential. Tim Robins sucked and was sort of like “what was the purpose of having you in the film?”. They could have shown and accomplished the same line of events without him there. Also, the little cat and mouse in the basement drags on a little too much.
One problem in the film I felt was that they work on the development of extermination for like an hour and a half, extermination continues for like 30 minutes, and suddently, like in the last 15 minutes the whole thing is suddenly resolved. A two hour build up is cashed in like 10 minutes. You cant really figure out where the climax of the movie was. Was it when Dakota took her boot off?
It was alright and thats that.
Congrats on the raise, the change of outfit, and I hope you are considering my offer for your 15 days of freedom. I THINK ITS BRILLIANT!
F it.
Posted 04 Jul 2005 at 5:54 pm ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
BTW, you didnt give us the scoop on the booty call. Inquiring minds want to know.
F it.
Posted 04 Jul 2005 at 5:54 pm ¶
alvarete wrote:
I lied, I made it up. It’s sad, I know, but “I have to go to the dentist” didn’t sound as exciting. :(
Oh yeah, juanchito was here, and his uncle manages a restaurant right in the middle of the “hip” (read: gay) neighbourhood of Madrid. The food, as they say, was fantastic.
BTW, Dakota Fanning is cool in my book as well. Is it too early to call dibs?
Posted 04 Jul 2005 at 6:55 pm ¶
alvarete wrote:
I think the movie pretty much dies when they arrive at Tim Robbins basement. The “alien exploration” scene is way, WAY too “Close Encounters”. The aliens, curious about touching bike wheels that may have been ridden through DOG SHIT? **SPOILER** No wonder they catch the chicken flu and sneeze to death. **END SPOILER**
Almost forgot: dibs!
Posted 04 Jul 2005 at 6:58 pm ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
Agreed.
The sweet and sour moment of last night’s movie was seeing the trailer for The Transporter 2. Although no doubt it will have incredible fight scenes and it makes me all tingly inside, we are probably doomed to be let down by another sequel.
This reminds me. Friday night I watched Leon (The Professional), and hasnt anybody written Portman into a sequel to that movie now that she’s all grown up? Jean Reno could reincarnate into the plant and kill people by giving poisoned fruit.
F it.
Posted 04 Jul 2005 at 8:32 pm ¶
Blind Willie wrote:
“Dave Matthews sux and is just a big bunch of college hype. Kinda like Phish”.
If anybody gives you hell for this, I’ll back you up. I simply despise Dave Matthews, and don’t get me started on Phish.
Live 8 sucked alright, and if they were serious about meaning something, they struck out completely. Please stop trying to replicate Woodstock. It’s just never gonna happen. The Pink Floyd reunion was pretty cool though.
Can’t talk about the movies posted above. I did saw Sin City, and was very dissapointed. Even though Elijah Wood’s character was one scary little fuck.
Posted 04 Jul 2005 at 10:58 pm ¶
alvarete wrote:
Reportedly, there’s a script making the rounds of The Professional part Deux. Portman is attached, but Luc Besson is apparently too busy producing stuff like, well, Transporter II. Someday, my prince will cooooome…
Saying the Pink Floyd reunion was “pretty cool” is like referring to Monica Bellucci as “kinda hot”. Here’s hoping for the eventual european tour. *cough* Come to Madrid, you old fucks *cough*
Posted 04 Jul 2005 at 11:48 pm ¶
Schiz Cum Snake wrote:
The movie was entertaining enough, the effects were pretty impresive, and the acting of the main actors was terrific. However, there are indeed plot holes the size of a professional gay dude’s anus. Take the “alien exploration” scene for example. Why didn’t those snake like probe droids have infrared technology or something? I mean, the aliens are supposed to be hunting warm blooded humans, not doing butt exploration for god’s sake.
Posted 05 Jul 2005 at 6:06 am ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
Somebody seems to have a massive fascination with the butt. Its all good.
Lets not get started on Bellucci again or this will just become a long rant on tappable resources. (Just for the record though, I’d tap that).
I dont know how ticket sales are handled in Madrid but here in the states it practically requires a miracle to get good tickets to a show. The very same day the tickets for the u2 tour went on sale I tried and couldnt get none. Have tried several times since, and no luck. The good old days are gone for sure.
Speaking of whick, $170 for a concert ticket. Granted its U2, but I remember the days when for 30 bux I went to see GNR for their flesh and bones tour (circa 1992?)
Before the “tour” was the meat and bones of every bands promotional machine. The only way to get word of mouth promotion from one region of the country to the other (that and radio play, but back then rock bands didnt get too much airtime).
Now with this cursed MTV and schtuff, nobody needs to tour, so when they do they consider it like “a favor to the fans”, thus charging an arm and a leg for a crappy show.
Only concerts I would pay top dollar for:
* Pink Floyd
* U2
* GNR (assuming they came through a time portal back from 1987)(MJFox do something right why dont ya)
* Def Leppard (same as GNR during the “In The Round” tour)
* The Cult
* Alice in Chains
* Soda Stereo
* of course, Led Zeppelin
If I am missing a worthy band (which is doubtful), remind me. Obviously, all those bands except for (recently) Pink Floyd, U2 and Def Leppard are extinct, and thus, the reason for the willingness to pay. Floyd and U2 are always worth watching although I might feel compelled to throw something at Bono just to see if he bleeds.
This has gone for too long.
F it.
Posted 05 Jul 2005 at 1:31 pm ¶
alvarete wrote:
It’s called “creative accounting”. Basically, you know, with all the damned music piracy going on (DAMNED KIDS!), the bands are supposedly losing massive amounts of money, which they need to recoup, and thus ticket prices have gone through the roof, which, naturally, has caused ticket sales to fall. For every sold-out U2 concert there’s a $45 Velvet Revolver concert that goes half-empty (I went to one) because hell, $45? What the fuck, dude? It’s all about corporate greed, bands still need to tour, it’s just that now they’ve decided that, since you’re not buying records, they’re going to gouge on the concert tickets.
Posted 05 Jul 2005 at 6:30 pm ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
Speaking of which, Fall to Pieces has been on heavy rotation on my iTunes. They are a refreshing breath of bi-curious homo-erotic air. The lead singers outfit in the Live 8 was straigh out of CBGB’s circa 1980. They rock.
F it.
Posted 05 Jul 2005 at 8:29 pm ¶
alvarete wrote:
I enjoy “Set Me Free” myself. I thought the album was solid, if unspectacular. Live, they are the bomb though.
Posted 05 Jul 2005 at 8:43 pm ¶
Mozalbete wrote:
“IMO Dave Matthews sux and is just a big bunch of college hype.”
“If anybody gives you hell for this, I’ll back you up. I simply despise Dave Matthews,”
GOD BLESS YA!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!!
Posted 05 Jul 2005 at 9:05 pm ¶
Chalito wrote:
Good to have you back Al, and congrats on the new job. I’ve been having crazy days at the offcie so i was just able to catch up….the only spoken topic worth mentioning:
Live Aid Comments:
Yes, watching Pink Floyd gave me a boner (in a very heterosexual-never thought i’d see this, holy shit!- way), however i have far bigger complaints about the tv transmission (we got 11 stright hours of non repeatible concert on sunday here on the 3rd world), like all the great new bands which played 4 songs or so and we only got to see one, i’m refering to bands like Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, Razorlight, Keane & Snow Patrol. And for those of you who don’t know this band and automatically label them as they suck, get a fukin clue! we’re experiencing the best R&R revival in decades.
I completely agree with chase, all those pop fags got way too much air time (Marron 5, Kanye West, destiny’s child…wtf!!!) really the Philly concert sucked ass! fuk philly, when the DVD comes out i hope you can just buy the London gig, cuz all the Philly acts (with the countable execptions of Stevie Wonder, Kaiser Chiefs and DMB) suk ass. About Dave Mathews, i don’t think he sucks, however he is way way overrated.
The High points of Live 8 are:
-Richard Aschcroft and Coldplay duet!, really cool.
-Pink Floyd…however i don’t want them to reunite, legends like that are much better not reuniting for a “i’m old and broke tour”, getting together for a good cause was great…let’s leave it at that.
-U2 set, best band in the world today, by far (should have sung “Crumbs from your table”, perfect for the occation).
-Macca & U2, love the Pepper version. (I agree that the Macca/GM duet was completely unnecesary, it would have been a lot more fun to see GM duet with Elton and see them play grab ass at the en of Don’t Let the Sun go Down on me).
-The Elton/Pete Dohorety cover of T-Rex was pretty cool too (a real shame the Libertines ain’t together no more).
-The Who, solid as usual, wonder who’ll die next(no pun intended), Roger or Pete?
-The Stereophonics rule! (again, only got 2 songs from their set.
Finally, about what bands i would pay top $ to go see…chase’s list was pretty good, i’m only gonna mention current bands i’d pay over $150 to see (bands still making new good music-not gonna include legengs):
-U2
-Oasis
-Stereophonics
-Coldplay (use to say they were overrated, but their new album proved me wrong).
-Travis
-Paul Weller
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 1:15 am ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
IMO Coldplay is overrated. 5 years from now we wont even remember the band.
We are currently reliving the 80’s in the sense that we are getting hammered by a gazillion one hit wonder bands. The only difference with the one hit wonders from the 80’s is that the music industry behind them has mastered the art of making a product and knowing how to market it. And add to that the fact that cable TV is everything today, while it was at best a novelty in the 80’s.
Even the crappiest (dare I use the word?) “artist” (almost gagged) at worst manages to put out a couple singles that get tons of airplay, videos on MTV and VH1, your publicist hooks you up with tons of gossip and hype and you do the entertainment circuit until your 15 minutes are up.
But I digress….
$150.00 to see Oasis? I wouldnt dump 50 on Oasis. Then again I wouldnt dump 20 to see Coldplay.
I agree that a better selection by U2 would have been crumbs. The song rocks and is to he point. Maybe because its SO obvious they decided not to go with it? F ‘em.
Last time I saw a “great bands come together” that was truly amazing was when Freddy Mercury died. Ask yourself this:
During the Live 8 was there a kick in the ass moment like during Bohemian Rapsody (ballad portion by Elton John), Axl Rose busts out onto the stage and kicks ass with the head banging part of the song? Anything equivalent to it?
Enough said (and if you didnt see it you should just kill yourself right now).
F it.
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 2:16 am ¶
nashira wrote:
It’s good to hear you finally solved the problems at work, alvarete. Now go to London and stay there, you fool.
For all you guys, please, PLEASE, no more lists, what gives? Is there anything not list-worthy? Now that’s a challenge. Or a possible paradox.
Or, I could bore you with endless Star Trek discussions.
I salute Chalito; live long and prosper, darling. This is Marla, live from the basement \\//_
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 8:21 am ¶
alvarete wrote:
The problem with Live 8 was that it was all meticulously coreographed, and timed for the live feed, so the gigs had to overlap perfectly with little dead air in between. So the global feed sucked nuts. I had all the internet feeds running, and just channel surfed from one to the other, I had a couple “OMG, what do I watch?!” moments, but I believe I didn’t miss much. Plus, just so you know, you can watch replays at the AOL music site, but you have to sell your soul to the devil, or something..
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 10:28 am ¶
Blind Willie wrote:
I could pay top dollar to watch U2, because they put a hell of a show. But the last two albums have been mediocre at best. They still got the massive support because of their legendary status (legendary, as in shoe-in hall of famers). I deffinetely won’t consider them the best band around, because I’m simply tired of their sound. Sadly though, I haven’t been able to find a suitable contender for “the best band”.
Just to annoy my comadre, this are the shows I could pay big bucks for:
Beck
U2
Flaming Lips
Rolling Stones (*)
Pink Floyd w/ Roger Waters
Pearl Jam
The Who
(*) Stones concerts suck, but I’ve never saw them live, and that’s a shame. Besides nobody, I mean NOBODY, can deny them their place in music history.
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 3:55 pm ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
I wouldnt even watch a Stones concert on TV if I had anything better to do, and that includes taking a shit or picking my nose. Aerosmith is so much more a better band to see than Rolling Stones. Their place in history is disproportionate with their legacy. I dont think anybody could say honestly that their musical styling was a product of the Stones. Unless they are trying to brown nose.
pFireeee!
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 6:37 pm ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
And just for the enjoyment of Nashira…
…this is my top ten list of the top ten lists that are always worthy of public debate (between men at least):
1. Top ten bands (split into genres)
2. Top ten musicians (could take years to hash this one out becuase you have genres, styles, decades, etc)
3. Top ten movies (spin off the genres, trilogies, etc.)
4. Top ten video games (and spin off the genre such as arcade, console, PC, FPS, from what decade, etc.)
5. Top ten inventions
6. Top ten discoveries
7. Top ten TV shows (usually related to sitcoms)
8. Top ten comedians
9. Top ten things (all inclusive)
10.And the infinitely diverse and entertaining, hot chick list/debate. From there you can spin off into best boobs, best asses, best faces, best legs, hottest in film, best model, etc. Lord have mercy.
Someday we should do a top tep list marathon for a whole weekend and see if we dont self-combust.
F it.
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 6:38 pm ¶
Blind Willie wrote:
Real men use top 12 lists.
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 9:27 pm ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
I’m not Jewish/Christian/Muslim or anything but, are you saying God and/or Moses were pussies?
Dave Letterman is all man and contrary to what Alvarete may say, ten times the talent of Jay Leno. His top tens changed the face of late night TV.
pFireee!
F it.
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 9:47 pm ¶
Blind Willie wrote:
I like Aerosmith, but Steven Tyler, even though might have a better “howling” voice, doesn’t have the same charisma as Mick Jagger, and Jagger’s voice is a perfect match for their music. Joe Perry is nowhere near Keith Richards, and their legacy is secured as one of the top 3 bands in the history of rock . They are the direct link from blues to rock, and the best in fusing the roots (blues, gospel, country, etc) with rock music. Their music is simple, pure and wonderful.
Finally, regarding their legacy, they influenced almost every rock bands in England and America,
so you may not like them, but there is no denying them.
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 9:52 pm ¶
Blind Willie wrote:
So there relies the problem. You’re a Letterman fan, and I’m a Leno supporter, ’nuff said.
Like everybody else, I started out doing top 10 lists, but I always felt something was missing, incomplete. Believe me boy, use those extra slots and there will be no turning back. The relief, think about the relief.
Posted 06 Jul 2005 at 10:01 pm ¶
Chalito wrote:
hi marla(nashire for the rtest of you), nice to see ya hon.
Touche to Chase on the “I’m not Jewish/Christian/Muslim or anything but, are you saying God and/or Moses were pussies?”…touche my friend!
Last thought about Live8, off course we can’t compare it to the Freddy Concert, not only for the Axl moment, but seeing Bowie play the sax….finding out that Ian Hunter(Mott The Hoople frontman) is still alive!!!…Paul Young singing something that is not “Everytime you go away”…i mean, it was full of moments(except for that bitch Liza ruining the finale for me).
Yet, seeing Ashcroft sing “Bittersweet symphony” with Coldpaly and the Macca/U2 collaboration were pretty nice “Moments”.
Still, this concert doesn’t rank amongst the best , not by far.
On my top $ bands, i totally forgot about Pearl Jam(damn!)…but dude, Oasis still rock and always will as long as Noel Gallagher lives. Every record is amazing! (except for “Be here Now” wich is just ok).
About the Stones vs. Aerosmith, I’d take Aerosmith any day for one simple reason: whenever they play a concert and do the new material…it’s fukin good! unlike the stones which started their first farewell tour in 1982 and haven’t produced a single decent record in over 25 years. Don’t get me wrong, I do like the Stones and would go see them given the chance, yet they are by far the most overrated band in history, if they would have disbanned at the end of the 70’s or early 80’s, I would respect them a lot more. like the Who, who still do the eventual Tour, but don’t come out with new “crap” to hurt their legacy.
Finally, Perry fukin rules, i saw them live 3 years ago and the guy placed his guitar on the floor and played by hitting it with his shirt!!!(no, i’m not a fan of theatrics but it was just so fukin cool and sounded great).
Finally, Willie, wtf dude, the last 2 U2 albums are great and their sound has changed a lot from the 90’s.
…don’t worry marla, no list from me….NEXT!
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 1:02 am ¶
Chalito wrote:
also chase, i agree that most music “artists” today are nothing but products, yet I’m not talking about the Maroon 5, Linking Park, Good Charlote, Simple Plan and the rest of those fags…I almost don’t watch tv anymore (definately not MTV), and in the past few years I’ve really become a “albumlistener” rather than a compilation guy…dude, there’s a lot of goo new bands(most of the british as usual) with really solid albums…most of them I’ve never seen (cuz the trend now is to not include pics on the cd’s). Try a few of these man, they’re really good:
-Bloc Party
-The Libertines
-Babyshambles
-Feeder
-Embrace
-Razorlight
-Interpol(america’s best young band)
-Bravery
-The Stills(canada’s finest)
-The Killers
-Kaiser Chiefs
-Snow Patrol
-The Kills
-Doves
-South
-Mando Diao
sorry nashira…i’m weak
willie, i listed 16…take that!
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 1:11 am ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
Is it scary and should I be worried that I agree with most of what Chalito said? Oasis? Really? I dont think so.
However, Chalito you are right on the money on most other accounts though.
Food for thought: Rolling Stones is no different than Kiss. Both tremendously famous, yet not particularly fantastic. They are famous, for being famous. They have talent, but they arent all that great.
Regardless, somehow they have managed to strongarm society into believing that they are the shit. Or maybe it was just accidental.
And Chalitos point on the proper time to retire is true 100%. Another example: Elton John. That dude should have put his sunglasses on a shelf and hung the fedora late 70’s. Early 80’s if you really love him. I grew up on Elton John (his early stuff cuz my dad loved it), and that queen had talent and the balls to pull it off. Had he retired or overdosed when he should have, today I’d have some respect left for him. How can you respect a man who did a duet with RuPaul (was it “dont go breaking my heart”?).
However I wanted to address something I thought of today as I was shuffling through my songs, which is much more critical. Is Def Leppard SO desperate for money that they had to sell one of their most beloved songs “Bringing on the heartache” to that freak Mariah Carey so she could butcher it?
There should be international voting before a band lets go of a song for another band to cover.
Favorite cover of all time = Red Hot Chilli Peppers “Higher Ground”. I love Stevie’s original but the cover is amazing. (this could also be a good list, best covers of all time - Nashira you opened pandora’s box).
F it
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 1:39 am ¶
Blind Willie wrote:
There’s a huge difference between Elton John, Kiss and the Stones. Kiss can’t even claim their make up or their theatric antics as a legacy, because Alice Cooper did it first. About Elton John, I don’t even know why he’s mentioned here since he is not (and never has been) a rocker in the true sense of the word. Granted, they should have retired more than 20 years ago, but the albums they left behind in the late 60’s and 70’s have earned them their status. Like I said before, their legacy is secured because they were the best at fusing blues to rock music. This is not a “because I said so” argument. That all rock music is derived from the Blues is no secret. Taking this under consideration, the best blues-rock music ever made was created by the Stones. They incorporated gospel and country as well, and they also produced some excelent rockers with unmatched yet subtle energy such as Gimme Shelter. Besides, their rebel status in the early stages of their career has influenced and paved the way to everyone from the New York Dolls (precursors of punk, before someone started to label it with that name), to much later stand outs such as Guns & Roses and the Black Crowes.
You can say what you like about the lenght of their career, but the relevance of what they meant to Rock music is undeniable.
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 4:02 am ¶
Blind Willie wrote:
I’ve never heard any of those groups before Chalito, but thanks for giving me something to look for. Check out the Black Keys if you have a chance.
Favorite cover of all time? this could turn into another top 10 (12) list.
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 4:08 am ¶
wale wrote:
“The very same day the tickets for the u2 tour went on sale I tried and couldnt get none. Have tried several times since, and no luck. The good old days are gone for sure.”
Hmmm i got tickets for u2 by internet, and not for one concert bur for two. i allready saw one (and got the tickets for the real price in ticketmaster), and i´m watting to see the other one in october (this one was sold out so i pay big money, but i´m a fan so i don´t care)in new york.
And i also went to a sold out perl jam concert, went to the box oficce of the madison square garden the same day of the concert and they released some tickets,me and my boyfriend got one each, it was a great concert…
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 9:17 am ¶
nashira wrote:
OMG, OMG, OMG!!!
Don’t go to London! Come back! PLEASE!
I feel so baaad… HOW COULD I KNOW????
:(
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 5:28 pm ¶
Chalito wrote:
Wow chase, now that’s a real challenge (covers list), yet I’m not a fan of artist doing covers and releasing them as singles…I love when a band does a cover as a B-Side or on a concert, but I really don’t see the merit in making a shitload of money out of someone else’s talent.
There are exceptions of course, my fav cover albums are “studio 150″ by Paul Weller and the “I am Sam soundrack” which is pretty much a Beatles tribute. If we talk about specific cover then the list is just to wide to choose, some of my favs which I can recall now are(no particular order):
Reel Big Fish - Take on me
Handbags & The Gladrags - Stereophonics
Rolling Stones - Like a Rolling Stone
Cream - Crossroads
Pearl Jam - Throw Your Arms Around me
The Jam - David Watts
The Clash - Police & Thieves
Also, Fred Durst is going to burn in hell for covering George Michael’s Faith that way…think what you want about GM, but Faith is one of the best silly Pop songs ever written.
Willie, I’ll try to look for the black keys, who can you compare them to?
Finally, I really wanna see U2 this year and I’m willing to spend a lot for it (overpriced ticket, plane ticke to miami for the weekend, etc)…however, no one here in the 3rd world is up for that, chase, if you wanna cough up about $200 or a bit more for tickets let me know and you have a plan (i need to know ASAP though)
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 5:47 pm ¶
Blind Willie wrote:
The Black Keys are a heavy bluesy-garage rock two man band. They’re basic, but very cool. I think you’ll like them. If Fred Durst is going to hell for
“Faith”, then he’ll be constantly sodomized by Satan’s minions for his god-awfull cover of the Who’s
“Behind Blue Eyes”.
Come on Nashira, jump into the pool. Give us your top whatever list of anything (besides Star Trek moments, please).
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 5:59 pm ¶
nashira wrote:
I like Vicentico’s cover of “Los caminos de la vida”, originally by Los Diablitos, but I prefer Los Chiches Vallenatos’ version to the Vicentico’s one.
Now choose: Star Trek or colombian folk music. I can make lists. Very painful ones.
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 6:11 pm ¶
nashira wrote:
Damn it, I didn’t see Blind Willie’s comment when I was writing mine…
Now give me time to think about my top something.
Chalito, It’s easier to make a 16 items list than a 10 items one. Think about a top 5. It makes me nauseus.
For starters, and just to annoy we all:
Top 5: The worst (as in “bad, useless and cheesy”) advice you can give your friends (I know this is a cliche).
5) Trust me.
4) Don’t trust anyone.
3) Listen to your heart.
2) Use your head.
1) Be yourself.
Where’s Deadpool?
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 6:22 pm ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
You are forgetting the most idiotic advice that hinges on the idea of “if it sounds nice it must be true”, which is “If you love something let it go. If it comes back its yours. Otherwise it was never meant to be”.
Barf
F it.
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 9:19 pm ¶
Chalito wrote:
top 5 worst/useless/chessy advice from friends (really hard cuz I won’t repeat any from marla):
5- You’re better than that
4- dude, you’re like the brother I never had (ive actually used that one a couple of time in order to make a poor bastard feel better…alcohol rules!)
3- don’t worry, I got your back
2- when in doubt, just whip it out!
1- If I were you, I’d do her! (when your pal is drunk and have a very bad case of beer-goggles…that one has been done to me quite a few times).
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 11:46 pm ¶
Chalito wrote:
also, I couldn’t agree more Willie, Fred Durst took a great song (Behind blue eyes…a pretty famous song if I may ad…any comments nashira???) and fuked it as usual…it’s amazing how one can make a living by simply ripping off and destroying other people’s work..Die MTV, die!!!
Posted 07 Jul 2005 at 11:49 pm ¶
alvarete wrote:
OK, if anyone cares, I’m in London, safe and sound in the office. Yesterday was a bit of a mess, me being 3 minutes away from King’s Cross where one of the bombs went of and all. I’ll have a full account on everything soon, but for now, I’m alive.
And chalito, we so need to come here, it’s not even funny.
Posted 08 Jul 2005 at 11:15 am ¶
Chase Ransom wrote:
I didnt get the memo that you were scheduled to be in London. Good to know that you are alright and from the top secret encoded message to chalito, I take it enjoying the view.
F it
Posted 08 Jul 2005 at 1:15 pm ¶
alvarete wrote:
It was kind of a spur of the moment trip, I guess it’s one of the, let’s say, qualities of working for a large company: this thing happens overnight. I’m right next to Liverpool Station now, and, besides the police and bomb-sniffing squads everywhere, it’s pretty much normal, not a lot of people on the street though, considering this is the heart of the financial district. Full report coming up…
Posted 08 Jul 2005 at 1:19 pm ¶
Johann wrote:
Good to hear you made it to London and are Ok. Hope you enjoy your new job. If i ever make the Euro barhopping tour intended for next years Worldcup i´ll route it to hit a few bars near your house. Till then be save.
Posted 09 Jul 2005 at 2:11 pm ¶
edipa wrote:
Well I hate writing in English, mostly because I suck at it, but these blog gives me nostalgia …
Since I`m putting my raspada english in use.
Flacuchento good to hear everything it`s OK I`m actually kind of jealous I mean, of any terrorist attack that you can be on, these terrorist attack was the one to witness since English people take these kind of things trying not to look like a circus. I`ts the time I have seen less people crying in the news.
Well in terms of “Espectaculo” 9/11 was the best one: yes… that’s ok for Tv but to actually be there, you were in the right place.
I`ll put a couple of more artist in the lists that Blind Willie and Chase ramson put (I like the lists) I`ll add Radiohead, always want to go to a concert of these guys. And Fito Paez these I seen he’s a great musician.
The other day I had a conversation with a guy about Oasis, he told me that Oasis copies everything from Britain music; nah … like it’s a bad thing, like they don’t say it in every interview they give.
I love covers, Nashira theres another good cover of an old cumbia, Ataque 77 “No me arrepiento de este amor” that song is more of Bailanta cumbia I know but is good, I mean i`ts funny these pop, punk covers they are all the same, it`s imposible not to like them… (take on me quoted by Charlitos for example)
Fred Durst is the king of Fucking up a song, he did it with Wish you were here in some concert I don`t remember where, and with Thank You of led Zeppeling, fuck Jimmy Page play with him an Durst magically makes Page suck! The man make so many mistakes that even me, an uneducated ear got the “verguenza ajena” call…
Anyway nice reading you all… report the news Alvarete
Posted 09 Jul 2005 at 3:04 pm ¶